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Family Resources

35 family resources: 24 worksheets, 13 assessments, 7 flash cards and more. How teachers use these

Family Resources

35 family resources: 24 worksheets, 13 assessments, 7 flash cards and more. How teachers use these

Worksheet
WorksheetKindergarten1 Child Family Tree Worksheet

A 1 Child Family Tree Worksheet where kindergarteners write the names of their grandparents, parents, and themselves on a friendly tree they can color. A no-prep, all-about-me activity perfect for the start of a family unit.

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WorksheetKindergarten2 Children Family Tree Worksheet

The 2 Children Family Tree Worksheet lets kindergarteners fill in the names of their grandparents, parents, and two children to build a simple family tree. A fun, hands-on way to explore family and social studies.

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WorksheetKindergarten4 Children Family Tree Worksheet

This 4 children family tree worksheet gives Kindergarten students a clear, printable place to name four grandparents, two parents, and four children. A personal graphic organizer that makes family vocabulary stick.

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WorksheetKindergarten3 Children Family Tree Worksheet

The 3 Children Family Tree Worksheet gives kindergarten learners a friendly diagram to fill in four grandparents, two parents, and three children. A no-prep way to explore family relationships and build early social studies vocabulary.

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Worksheet3rd GradeCustoms and Cultures Comparison Worksheet

This Customs and Cultures Comparison Worksheet has 3rd graders read about three communities, then chart the food, party, and season for each one. Answer key included — an easy, no-prep way to practice comparing traditions.

Flash Cards
Flash CardsPreschoolChores Flash Cards

These chores flash cards help Preschool through 4th Grade children name 18 everyday chores with picture-front, word-back fold-over cards. Answer key included for quick, independent practice.

Video
VideoPreschoolCaring Song

Using the Caring Song, students learn how to care for others at home. This song will help build confidence and your kids will want to show kindness to others. Our students need a lot of practice and examples of how to treat each other kindly. This song will help your…

Activity
ActivityKindergartenDear Valentine Activity

This dear valentine activity has K-2nd grade students pick heart word cards for family and school helpers and spell each word on a Valentine card. Answer key included.

Flash Cards
Flash CardsPreschoolFamily Flash Cards

These family flash cards help PreK-1st Grade children name mom, dad, siblings, grandparents and more with 11 fold-over picture cards. A practice page and answer key are included.

Flash Cards
Flash CardsPreschoolKitchen Flash Cards

Kitchen flash cards for PreK to 1st Grade pair 24 kitchen pictures with their words and a cook, eat or clean tag, plus a practice page. Answer key included for quick checking.

Assessment
Assessment2nd GradeGrandparents Day Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Grandparents Day Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd grade readers an original story, four multiple-choice questions, and one written response about a boy and his grandma. An answer key is included.

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Assessment2nd GradeWhat a Great Fall Reading Comprehension Worksheet

The What a Great Fall Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd graders a short story about a boy learning to ride a bike, four bubble questions and a written response. Answer key included for quick no-prep practice.

Flash Cards
Flash CardsPreschoolHome Flash Cards

These home flash cards help PreK-1st grade children name 24 everyday household items and sort them by room. Fold-over cards and a practice page, with an answer key included.

Assessment
Assessment5th GradeGrandpa's Birdhouses - Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This birdhouses reading comprehension worksheet has 5th graders read a two-page story about building with Grandpa, answer questions with text evidence, and check their work with the answer key.

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WorksheetKindergarten5 Children Family Tree Worksheet

The 5 children family tree worksheet gives Kindergarten students eleven labeled boxes for four grandparents, two parents, and five children. A friendly first graphic organizer that builds family vocabulary and handwriting on one printable page.

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Worksheet4th GradeIrish, Italian, Asian Customs and Cultures Worksheet

With this customs and cultures worksheet, 4th graders look up a celebration, food, song or family custom from Irish, Italian and Asian American communities, note their source, and compare what they find.

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Assessment4th GradeThe Summer Cabin Reading Comprehension Worksheet

The Summer Cabin Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 4th graders a family story with a color illustration and five questions. Answer key included — a no-prep way to practice reading comprehension.

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Assessment1st GradeMommy Is Always Exercising Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Mommy Is Always Exercising reading comprehension worksheet gives 1st grade readers a warm family story about a mommy who loves to exercise, five bubble questions and an answer key for easy reading practice.

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AssessmentKindergartenWho is That Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This who is that reading comprehension worksheet gives kindergarten readers three family riddles and five bubble-in questions. An answer key is included, so every answer is easy to check against the clues.

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Assessment3rd GradeSo Tired Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This So Tired Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 3rd Grade students an original story about a tired girl and her dad, plus six questions and an answer key, so comprehension practice takes one page.

From our teachers' playbook

Every family has a story

What do kids learn about family in social studies?

Family is often the very first social studies topic. Kids learn family words like parent, sibling, grandparent and cousin, and that families come in many shapes and sizes. They build a simple family tree, talk about family traditions and celebrations, and learn how family members help each other with jobs and chores at home. Older kids compare customs across cultures. The click is when a child proudly shares their family tree and realizes every classmate's tree looks a little different.

Our favorite ways to teach family

Family lessons are personal, so we keep them warm, inclusive and hands-on.

Grow a family tree

Send a family tree page home and invite families to help fill it in with names or photos. Choose a template that fits each child's family. Kids share their trees in class and spot what's the same and what's different.

Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.

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Family word cards

Use picture cards to teach family words: aunt, uncle, cousin, grandparent. Kids hold up the card for each person in a story you tell. Knowing the words helps them talk about their own families.

Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).

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Read about grandparents

Read a short story about grandparents and ask what the family did together. Then kids write or draw about a special older person in their life. Stories open up conversations about family traditions.

Why it works: mixing different kinds of problems in one practice set helped students do far better on a later test (Rohrer and Taylor, 2007).

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Questions parents and teachers ask

What do kids learn about family in social studies?

Family members and roles, family traditions, how families help each other and how families differ around the world. It usually starts in preschool and kindergarten.

How do I make a family tree lesson inclusive?

Offer several templates and let kids include anyone they consider family. Focus on the people who care for them rather than a single family shape.

How do I teach young kids about family roles?

Talk about the jobs each person does at home, from cooking to feeding the pet. Give kids a family job of their own so they feel part of the team.

What family activities work at home?

Look through photos together, interview a grandparent, cook a family recipe or create a simple family tree. Kids love hearing stories about when their parents were little.